Ford 6.0 diesel; the good, the bad, the ugly?

[Hay Dude]

Used car salesmen.....

I was surprised when a young sales guy on a dealer lot told me the ford 6 liter diesel was junk, stay away. I had no clue.

I was buying a used rv, diesel pusher, the sales guy said....

these things are rolling earthquakes.

Must be bad if the sales rep is bad mouthing them?

The 6 & 6.4 can be made better with wrenching and parts, but I have enough work to do and why spend my money on a diesel truck that needs to be fixed to run right and reliably?
Those trucks are for the most part semi-relics now. The last 6.4s were built in 2010, 12 years ago.
I don’t think any of the trucks from that era were all that great. The GMs had an excellent drivetrain, but man o man could they rust!

 

[Egon]

Where I live there are a lot of old 12 valve cumins trucks in daily service.

 

[TMGT]

Ford was making the demands International Harvester was doing the design work and engineering.

To an extent, IH was providing engines, Ford had some involvement in the engines final systems. I can't remember the total involvement by each, I'll have to check with a friend I know that works in diesel engine development for Navistar.

 

[aczlan]

To an extent, IH was providing engines, Ford had some involvement in the engines final systems. I can't remember the total involvement by each, I'll have to check with a friend I know that works in diesel engine development for Navistar.

As I recall, the cooling system (including the infamous easy to clog EGR cooler) was a Ford only thing, the version of that engine used in larger vehicles (buses, medium duty trucks, etc) got a different system (which was somewhat better).

Aaron Z

 

[Jstpssng]

This thread sure has been resurrected in spades. I started it just before the Covid, because of the shutdown I never was able to go south to find a truck. At the time I was considering diesels because they seemed to be the only medium sized pickup which came with a manual transmission... Given all of the problems stated here I probably would have bought a gasser with an automatic instead.

 

[jocww]

I just sold my 07 6.0 cclb 4x4 xlt. I loved the body, but Ill never go back to one. Sold it for 12.6k bought it for 12k 10 years ago. Put a new egr and oil cooler, but it still ate coolant Miss it, but I want a dodge again. I had a 02lb7 ccsb and it was a POS.

 

[spitter]

I just got a manual v10 a year ago with 90,000 original miles. There out there you just gotta look . There usally gone in one day . Just lost a dually V10 stick Lariet Le cause it was a 3 hr. drive and I couldn't make it during the week .

Been trying to buy another 7.3 or v10 but a good one dosen't last a day on FBMP and are going for 5- 10 thousand more than a 6.0 or 6.4 . Craglist here is taken over by used car scam artests selling junk for 30-40 k offering no check credit for 25 %.. Just saw 01 dually cc lariet like mine with 110'000 mile .they were asking 44 k .

 

[Hay Dude]

I think we are blending the epic vehicle shortage problem with the 6L Ford diesels problems.
Most of the 2000-2010 Ford trucks were unreliable, but it’s funny to watch people climb over each other to buy them because new or clean used ones are in such short supply.
I wouldnt pay more than 7k for a nice 7.3L, 10k for a nice 6L, or 15k for a nice 6.4L, but shortages are doubling their current value.

Cat eye Duramaxs are selling in the mid 20’s and 11’-14’s in the mid upper 30’s.

 

[Jstpssng]

I feel bad for the people who are paying those prices now, hoping to trade when the current shortage alleviates.
The same goes for people buying houses...

 

[Hay Dude]

I feel bad for the people who are paying those prices now, hoping to trade when the current shortage alleviates.
The same goes for people buying houses...

Agree. I am happy to not be in the position of needing a vehicle. We renewed all our vehicles in early 2020 and got what we wanted at good prices. The crap hit the fan just a few months later.